Method and apparatus for establishing optical cable connection

ABSTRACT

This application provides a method and an apparatus for establishing an optical cable connection. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, a service provisioning request message including user information from a terminal device; allocating, by the network device, an optical splitter port based on the user information; sending, by the network device, a service provisioning response message to the terminal device, where the service provisioning response message includes the user information and port information; receiving, by the network device, an optical cable installation complete indication message sent by the terminal device, where the optical cable installation complete indication message carries the port identifier, the user information, and an optical cable identifier, and the optical cable identifier is used to indicate an optical cable corresponding to the user information; and storing, by the network device, a correspondence between the optical cable identifier, the port identifier, and the user information.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2018/124598, filed on Dec. 28, 2018, the disclosure of which ishereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of optical fiber communication,and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for establishing anoptical cable connection.

BACKGROUND

As an optical fiber network expands rapidly in scale, passive opticalnetwork (Passive Optical Network, PON) technologies gradually become ahotspot of optical access network technologies. A structure of a PONsystem includes three parts: an optical line terminal (Optical LineTerminal, OLT), an optical distribution network (Optical DistributionNetwork, ODN), and an optical network unit (Optical Network Unit, ONU).The ODN mainly includes a plurality of optical fiber links, including anoptical fiber and a one-level or multi-level optical splitter.

In a conventional optical fiber distribution network (OpticalDistribution Network, ODN), carriers need to manage and maintain thefollowing resources: optical fiber and device resources, port resources,and optical cable connections, which also include connectionrelationships between ports of devices. Only after these resources arewell managed and maintained, better support can be given to ODN serviceprovisioning, and an ODN fault can be accurately located and demarcated,thereby facilitating processing of the ODN fault. Therefore, in theoptical distribution network, management and maintenance of ODNresources are a most important part for the carriers.

A current ODN is a passive network, all node devices are dumb resources,and therefore the ODN cannot be used to implement service transmissionand network management or terminate service signals transmitted by usingan optical fiber. The ODN itself features no management and maintenancefunctions, and therefore only depends on direct manual management andmaintenance. After an optical splitter is installed in a fiber accessterminal (FAT), location information and a device number of the opticalsplitter are manually recorded and retained. When a user needs to beconnected to a port of the optical splitter in the FAT, a drop opticalcable is used to connect the optical splitter to an ONU of the user, apaper nameplate or a paper label is prepared onsite and is used torecord an account and an address of the user and other information, andthe nameplate or label is placed on the drop optical cable close to theport of the optical splitter. Information such as an SN (Serial Number,serial number) of the corresponding ONU is recorded at the user's home,a current connection relationship between the optical splitter and theONU is manually recorded, and the recorded information is uploaded intoa resource management system.

However, the paper nameplate or the paper label prepared onsite has poorquality due to environmental limitations, and is vulnerable todiscoloration and damage due to long-time external exposure. The currentconnection relationship between the optical splitter and the ONU ismanually recorded, and a manual error is probably introduced. In anactual operation, a case in which a port specified in a work order is inan “occupied” or “damaged” state usually occur. In this case, aconstruction engineer onsite manually changes the port or changes aconnected fiber access terminal resource point. However, in a serviceprovisioning process, a system cannot automatically discover and verifywhether the port is still available, and consequently inconsistencybetween an actual connection relationship and a recorded connectionrelationship usually occur. These problems cause a waste of a largequantity of resources and also hinder ODN construction. In addition, itis also seriously unfavorable to cloudification and intelligence of acommunications network.

SUMMARY

In view of this, this application provides a method and an apparatus forestablishing an optical cable relationship, so that optical cableconnection information and optical splitter port resource informationcan be accurately updated, to greatly reduce an optical cable connectionerror rate, and save optical fiber resources.

According to a first aspect, this application provides a method forestablishing an optical cable connection. It should be noted that, aterminal device provided in the method is a terminal device used by aconstruction engineer who is responsible for installing an optical cableand who is arranged by a carrier. The method for establishing an opticalcable connection provided in this application includes:

receiving, by a network device, a service provisioning request messageincluding first user device information, where the first user deviceinformation includes an address of a first user device for which aservice needs to be provisioned;

allocating, by the network device, a first optical splitter port basedon the first user device information, where the first optical splitterport is installed on an optical splitter;

sending, by the network device, a first service provisioning responsemessage to a terminal device, where the first service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and thefirst port information, and the first port information includes a firstport identifier used to indicate the allocated first optical splitterport;

receiving, by the network device, an optical cable installation completeindication message sent by the terminal device, where the optical cableinstallation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and a first optical cableidentifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used to indicate afirst optical cable corresponding to the first user device information;and

storing, by the network device, a correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the first userdevice information.

In a first possible implementation of the first aspect, before theallocating, by the network device, a first optical splitter port basedon the first user device information, the method further includes:

allocating, by the network device, a second optical splitter port basedon the first user device information, where the second optical splitterport is installed on the optical splitter;

sending, by the network device, a second service provisioning responsemessage to the terminal device, where the second service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and secondport information, and the second port information includes a second portidentifier used to indicate the allocated second optical splitter port;and

receiving, by the network device, an error indication message, where theerror indication message indicates that the second optical splitter portis occupied by a second user, and the second user is in an active state.

With reference to the first aspect or the first possible implementationof the first aspect, in a second possible implementation of the firstaspect, before the allocating, by the network device, a first opticalsplitter port based on the first user device information, the methodfurther includes:

allocating, by the network device, a third optical splitter port basedon the first user device information, where the third optical splitterport is installed on the optical splitter;

sending, by the network device, a third service provisioning responsemessage to the terminal device, where the third service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and thirdport information, and the third port information includes a third portidentifier used to indicate the allocated second optical splitter port;and

receiving, by the network device, the error indication message, wherethe error indication message indicates that the third optical splitterport is in a fault state.

With reference to any one of the first aspect or the first and thesecond possible implementations of the first aspect, in a third possibleimplementation of the first aspect, the allocating, by the networkdevice, a first optical splitter port based on the first user deviceinformation includes:

searching, by the network device, the first user device information fora plurality of fiber access terminals near the address of the first userdevice;

determining, by the network device, a fiber access terminal that has ashortest distance from the address of the first user device and thatincludes an idle optical splitter port, where the idle optical splitterport is an optical splitter port that has not been allocated to anotheruser; and

determining, by the network device, an optical splitter port from theidle optical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.

With reference to any one of the first aspect or the first to the thirdpossible implementations of the first aspect, in a fourth possibleimplementation of the first aspect, the first port information furtherincludes an address of the optical splitter in which the first opticalsplitter port is located.

With reference to any one of the first aspect or the first to the fourthpossible implementations of the first aspect, in a fifth possibleimplementation of the first aspect, after the storing, by the networkdevice, a correspondence between the first optical cable identifier, thefirst port identifier, and the first user device information, the methodfurther includes:

identifying, by the network device, the first optical splitter port asan “in use” state.

With reference to any one of the first aspect or the first to the fifthpossible implementations of the first aspect, in a sixth possibleimplementation of the first aspect, after the storing, by the networkdevice, a correspondence between the first optical cable identifier, thefirst port identifier, and the first user device information, the methodfurther includes:

receiving, by the network device, a service cancellation request messageof the first user device, where the service cancellation request messageincludes the first user device information;

finding, by the network device based on the correspondence between thefirst optical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the firstuser device information, the first optical cable identifier and thefirst port identifier that correspond to the first user device;

sending, by the network device, the service cancellation responsemessage to the terminal device, where the service cancellation responsemessage is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of the first userdevice, and the service cancellation response message includes the firstoptical cable identifier and the first port identifier;

receiving, by the network device, a service cancellation completemessage sent by the terminal device, where the service cancellationcomplete message indicates that a connection between the first opticalcable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected; and

deleting, by the network device, the correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the first userdevice information.

With reference to any one of the first aspect or the first to the sixthpossible implementations of the first aspect, in a seventh possibleimplementation of the first aspect, after the deleting, by the networkdevice, the correspondence between the first optical cable identifier,the first port identifier, and the first user device information, themethod further includes:

identifying, by the network device, the first optical splitter port asan “idle” state, where the “idle” state indicates that no optical cableis connected to the first optical splitter port and the optical splitterport is available.

With reference to any one of the first aspect or the first to theseventh possible implementations of the first aspect, in an eighthpossible implementation of the first aspect, the first user deviceinformation further includes one or more of a name of the first userdevice, a service type that the first user device applies for, a networkaccess account of the first user device, a phone number of the firstuser device, geographic information system GIS coordinates of the firstuser device, and a serial number SN of an optical network unit ONU thatcorresponds to the first user device.

According to a second aspect, this application provides a method forestablishing an optical cable connection. It should be noted that, aterminal device provided in the method is a terminal device used by aconstruction engineer who is responsible for installing an optical cableand who is arranged by a carrier. The method for establishing an opticalcable connection provided in this application includes:

sending, by the terminal device, a service provisioning request messageincluding first user device information, where the first user deviceinformation includes an address of a first user device for which aservice needs to be provisioned;

receiving, by the terminal device, a first service provisioning responsemessage sent by the network device, where the first service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and firstport information, and the first port information includes a first portidentifier used to indicate a first optical splitter port;

obtaining, by the terminal device, a first optical cable identifier,where the first optical cable identifier corresponds to a first opticalcable corresponding to the first user device information;

receiving, by the terminal device, a service provisioning completemessage, wherein the service provisioning complete message indicatesthat an ONU service transmitted to the user through a connection betweenthe first optical cable and the first port has been provisioned; and

sending, by the terminal device, an optical cable installation completeindication message to the network device, where the optical cableinstallation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier.

In a first possible implementation of the second aspect, the obtaining,by the terminal device, a first optical cable identifier specificallyincludes:

reading, by the terminal device, a first label on the first opticalcable to obtain the first optical cable identifier, where the firstoptical cable identifier is stored in the first label.

With reference to the second aspect or the first possible implementationof the second aspect, in a second possible implementation of the secondaspect, before the receiving, by the terminal device, a first serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, the methodfurther includes:

receiving, by the terminal device, a second service provisioningresponse message sent by the network device, where the second serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand second port information, and the second port information includes asecond port identifier used to indicate a second optical splitter port;

reading, by the terminal device, a second label on a second opticalcable to obtain a second optical cable identifier, where the secondoptical cable identifier is used to indicate the second optical cableconnected to the second optical splitter port; and

sending, by the terminal device, an error indication message to thenetwork device, where the error indication message carries the secondoptical cable identifier, and the error indication message is used toindicate that the second optical splitter port is occupied by the secondoptical cable.

With reference to any one of the second aspect or the first and thesecond possible implementations of the second aspect, in a thirdpossible implementation of the second aspect, before the receiving, bythe terminal device, a first service provisioning response message sentby the network device, the method further includes:

receiving, by the terminal device, a third service provisioning responsemessage sent by the network device, where the third service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and thirdport information, and the third port information includes a third portidentifier used to indicate a third optical splitter port;

generating, by the terminal device, an error indication message of thethird optical splitter port; and

sending, by the terminal device, the error indication message to thenetwork device, where the error indication message indicates that thethird optical splitter port is in a fault state.

With reference to any one of the second aspect or the first to the thirdpossible implementations of the second aspect, in a fourth possibleimplementation of the second aspect, after the sending, by the terminaldevice, an optical cable installation complete indication message to thenetwork device, the method further includes:

sending, by the terminal device, a service cancellation request messageof the first user device to the network device, where the servicecancellation request message includes the first user device information;

receiving, by the terminal device, a service cancellation responsemessage sent by the network device, where the service cancellationresponse message is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of thefirst user device, and the service cancellation response messageincludes the first optical cable identifier and the first portidentifier; and

sending, by the terminal device, a service cancellation complete messageto the network device, where the service cancellation complete messageis used to indicate that a connection between the first optical cableand the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

With reference to the second aspect or the first to the fourth possibleimplementations of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementationof the second aspect, the first port information further includes anaddress of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitter portis located.

With reference to any one of the second aspect or the first to the fifthpossible implementations of the second aspect, in a sixth possibleimplementation of the second aspect, the first user device informationfurther includes one or more of a name of the first user device, aservice type that the first user device applies for, a network accessaccount of the first user device, a phone number of the first userdevice, geographic information system GIS coordinates of the first userdevice, and a serial number SN of an optical network unit ONU thatcorresponds to the first user device.

According to a third aspect, this application provides a network device,including: a receiver, a processor, a sender, and a memory, where

the receiver is configured to receive a service provisioning requestmessage including first user device information, where the first userdevice information includes an address of a first user device for whicha service needs to be provisioned;

the processor is configured to allocate a first optical splitter portbased on the first user device information, where the first opticalsplitter port is installed on an optical splitter;

the sender is configured to send a first service provisioning responsemessage to the terminal device, where the first service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and thefirst port information, and the first port information includes a firstport identifier used to indicate the allocated first optical splitterport;

the receiver is further configured to receive an optical cableinstallation complete indication message sent by the terminal device,where the optical cable installation complete indication message carriesthe first port identifier, the first user device information, and afirst optical cable identifier, and the first optical cable identifieris used to indicate a first optical cable corresponding to the firstuser device information; and

the memory is configured to store a correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the first userdevice information.

In a first possible implementation of the third aspect, that theprocessor is configured to allocate a first optical splitter port basedon the first user device information specifically includes:

searching, by the processor, the first user device information for aplurality of fiber access terminals near the address of the first userdevice;

determining, by the processor, a fiber access terminal that has ashortest distance from the address of the first user device and thatincludes an idle optical splitter port, where the idle optical splitterport is an optical splitter port that has not been allocated to anotheruser; and

determining, by the processor, an optical splitter port from the idleoptical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.

With reference to the third aspect or the first possible implementationof the first aspect, in a second possible implementation of the thirdaspect, the processor is further configured to allocate a second opticalsplitter port based on the first user device information, where thesecond optical splitter port is installed on the optical splitter;

the sender is further configured to send a second service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device, where the second serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand second port information, and the second port information includes asecond port identifier used to indicate the allocated second opticalsplitter port; and

the receiver is further configured to receive an error indicationmessage, where the error indication message indicates that the secondoptical splitter port is occupied by a second user, and the second useris in an active state.

With reference to any one of the third aspect or the first and thesecond possible implementations of the third aspect, in a third possibleimplementation of the third aspect, the processor is further configuredto allocate a third optical splitter port based on the first user deviceinformation, where the third optical splitter port is installed on theoptical splitter;

the sender is further configured to send a third service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device, where the third serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand third port information, and the third port information includes athird port identifier used to indicate the allocated second opticalsplitter port; and

the receiver is further configured to receive an error indicationmessage, where the error indication message indicates that the thirdoptical splitter port is in a fault state.

With reference to any one of the third aspect or the first to the thirdpossible implementations of the third aspect, in a fourth possibleimplementation of the third aspect, the receiver is further configuredto receive a service cancellation request message, sent by the terminaldevice, of the first user device, where the service cancellation requestmessage includes the first user device information;

the processor is further configured to find, based on the correspondencebetween the first optical cable identifier, the first port identifier,and the first user device information, the first optical cableidentifier and the first port identifier that correspond to the firstuser device;

the sender is further configured to send the service cancellationresponse message to the terminal device, where the service cancellationresponse message is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of thefirst user device, and the service cancellation response messageincludes the first optical cable identifier or the first portinformation;

the receiver is further configured to receive a service cancellationcomplete message sent by the terminal device, where the servicecancellation complete message is used to indicate that a connectionbetween the first optical cable and the first optical splitter port isdisconnected; and

the processor is further configured to delete the correspondence betweenthe first optical cable identifier, the first port information, and thefirst user device information.

With reference to any one of the third aspect or the first to the fourthpossible implementations of the third aspect, in a fifth possibleimplementation of the third aspect, the first port information furtherincludes an address of the optical splitter in which the first opticalsplitter port is located.

With reference to any one of the third aspect or the first to the fifthpossible implementations of the third aspect, in a sixth possibleimplementation of the third aspect, the first user device informationfurther includes one or more of a name of the first user device, aservice type that the first user device applies for, a network accessaccount of the first user device, a phone number of the first userdevice, geographic information system GIS coordinates of the first userdevice, and a serial number SN of an optical network unit ONU thatcorresponds to the first user device.

According to a fourth aspect, this application provides a terminaldevice. The terminal device herein is a terminal device used by aconstruction engineer who is responsible for installing an optical cableand who is arranged by a carrier. The terminal device includes: areceiver, a sender, and a reader, where

the sender is configured to send a service provisioning request messageincluding first user device information, where the first user deviceinformation includes an address of a first user device for which aservice needs to be provisioned;

the receiver is configured to receive a first service provisioningresponse message sent by the network device, where the first serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand first port information, and the first port information includes afirst port identifier used to indicate a first optical splitter port;

the reader is configured to obtain a first optical cable identifier,where the first optical cable identifier corresponds to a first opticalcable corresponding to the first user device information;

the receiver is further configured to receive a service provisioningcomplete message, wherein the service provisioning complete messageindicates that an ONU service transmitted to the user through aconnection between the first optical cable and the first port has beenprovisioned; and

the sender is further configured to send an optical cable installationcomplete indication message to the network device, where the opticalcable installation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier.

In a first possible implementation of the fourth aspect, that the readeris configured to obtain a first optical cable identifier specificallyincludes:

reading, by the reader, a first label on the first optical cable toobtain the first optical cable identifier, where the first optical cableidentifier is stored in the first label.

With reference to the fourth aspect or the first possible implementationof the fourth aspect, in a second possible implementation of the fourthaspect, the following is further included:

the receiver is further configured to receive a second serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thesecond service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and second port information, and the second portinformation includes a second port identifier used to indicate a secondoptical splitter port;

the reader is further configured to read a second label on a secondoptical cable to obtain a second optical cable identifier, where thesecond optical cable identifier is used to indicate the second opticalcable connected to the second optical splitter port; and

the sender is further configured to send an error indication message tothe network device, where the error indication message carries thesecond optical cable identifier, and the error indication message isused to indicate that the second optical splitter port is occupied bythe second optical cable.

With reference to any one of the fourth aspect or the first to thesecond possible implementations of the fourth aspect, in a thirdpossible implementation of the fourth aspect, the terminal devicefurther includes a processor, where

the receiver is further configured to receive a third serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thethird service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and third port information, and the third portinformation includes a third port identifier used to indicate a thirdoptical splitter port;

the processor is configured to generate an error indication message ofthe third optical splitter port; and

the sender is further configured to send the error indication message tothe network device, where the error indication message indicates thatthe third optical splitter port is in a fault state.

With reference to any one of the fourth aspect or the first to the thirdpossible implementations of the fourth aspect, in a fourth possibleimplementation of the fourth aspect, the following is further included:

the sender is further configured to send a service cancellation requestmessage of the first user device to the network device, where theservice cancellation request message includes the first user deviceinformation;

the receiver is further configured to receive a service cancellationresponse message sent by the network device, where the servicecancellation response message is used to instruct to cancel an ONUservice of the first user device, and the service cancellation responsemessage includes the first optical cable identifier or the first portinformation; and

the sender is further configured to send a service cancellation completemessage to the network device, where the service cancellation completemessage is used to indicate that a connection between the first opticalcable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

With reference to any one of the fourth aspect or the first to thefourth possible implementations of the fourth aspect, in a fifthpossible implementation of the fourth aspect, the first port informationfurther includes an address of the optical splitter in which the firstoptical splitter port is located.

With reference to any one of the fourth aspect or the first to the fifthpossible implementations of the fourth aspect, in a sixth possibleimplementation of the fourth aspect, the first user device informationfurther includes one or more of a name of the first user device, aservice type that the first user device applies for, a network accessaccount of the first user device, a phone number of the first userdevice, geographic information system GIS coordinates of the first userdevice, and a serial number SN of an optical network unit ONU thatcorresponds to the first user device.

According to a fifth aspect, this application provides a network device,including: a receiving module, a processing module, a sending module,and a storage module, where

the receiving module is configured to receive a service provisioningrequest message including first user device information, where the firstuser device information includes an address of a first user device forwhich a service needs to be provisioned;

the processing module is configured to allocate a first optical splitterport based on the first user device information, where the first opticalsplitter port is installed on an optical splitter;

the sending module is configured to send a first service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device, where the first serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand the first port information, and the first port information includesa first port identifier used to indicate the allocated first opticalsplitter port;

the receiving module is further configured to receive an optical cableinstallation complete indication message sent by the terminal device,where the optical cable installation complete indication message carriesthe first port identifier, the first user device information, and afirst optical cable identifier, and the first optical cable identifieris used to indicate a first optical cable corresponding to the firstuser device information; and

the storage module is configured to store a correspondence between thefirst optical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the firstuser device information.

In a first possible implementation of the fifth aspect, that theprocessing module is configured to allocate a first optical splitterport based on the first user device information specifically includes:

searching, by the processing module, the first user device informationfor a plurality of fiber access terminals near the address of the firstuser device;

determining, by the processing module, a fiber access terminal that hasa shortest distance from the address of the first user device and thatincludes an idle optical splitter port, where the idle optical splitterport is an optical splitter port that has not been allocated to anotheruser; and

determining, by the processing module, an optical splitter port from theidle optical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.

With reference to any one of the fifth aspect or the first possibleimplementation of the first aspect, in a second possible implementationof the fifth aspect, the processing module is further configured toallocate a second optical splitter port based on the first user deviceinformation, where the second optical splitter port is installed on theoptical splitter;

the sending module is further configured to send a second serviceprovisioning response message to the terminal device, where the secondservice provisioning response message includes the first user deviceinformation and second port information, and the second port informationincludes a second port identifier used to indicate the allocated secondoptical splitter port; and

the receiving module is further configured to receive an errorindication message, where the error indication message indicates thatthe second optical splitter port is occupied by a second user, and thesecond user is in an active state.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first to the second possibleimplementations of the fifth aspect, in a third possible implementationof the fifth aspect, the processing module is further configured toallocate a third optical splitter port based on the first user deviceinformation, where the third optical splitter port is installed on theoptical splitter;

the sending module is further configured to send a third serviceprovisioning response message to the terminal device, where the thirdservice provisioning response message includes the first user deviceinformation and third port information, and the third port informationincludes a third port identifier used to indicate the allocated secondoptical splitter port; and

the receiving module is further configured to receive an errorindication message, where the error indication message indicates thatthe third optical splitter port is in a fault state.

With reference to any one of the fifth aspect or the first to the thirdpossible implementations of the fifth aspect, in a fourth possibleimplementation of the fifth aspect, the receiving module is furtherconfigured to receive a service cancellation request message, sent bythe terminal device, of the first user device, where the servicecancellation request message includes the first user device information;

the processing module is further configured to find, based on thecorrespondence between the first optical cable identifier, the firstport identifier, and the first user device information, the firstoptical cable identifier and the first port identifier that correspondto the first user device;

the sending module is further configured to send the servicecancellation response message to the terminal device, where the servicecancellation response message is used to instruct to cancel an ONUservice of the first user device, and the service cancellation responsemessage includes the first optical cable identifier or the first portinformation;

the receiving module is further configured to receive a servicecancellation complete message sent by the terminal device, where theservice cancellation complete message is used to indicate that aconnection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected; and

the processing module is further configured to delete the correspondencebetween the first optical cable identifier, the first port information,and the first user device information.

With reference to any one of the fifth aspect or the first to the fourthpossible implementations of the fifth aspect, in a fifth possibleimplementation of the fifth aspect, the first port information furtherincludes an address of the optical splitter in which the first opticalsplitter port is located.

With reference to any one of the fifth aspect or the first to the fifthpossible implementations of the fifth aspect, in a sixth possibleimplementation of the fifth aspect, the first user device informationfurther includes one or more of a name of the first user device, aservice type that the first user device applies for, a network accessaccount of the first user device, a phone number of the first userdevice, geographic information system GIS coordinates of the first userdevice, and a serial number SN of an optical network unit ONU thatcorresponds to the first user device.

According to a sixth aspect, this application provides a terminaldevice. The terminal device herein is a terminal device used by aconstruction engineer who is responsible for installing an optical cableand who is arranged by a carrier. The terminal device includes: areceiving module, a sending module, and a reading module, where

the sending module is configured to send a service provisioning requestmessage including first user device information, where the first userdevice information includes an address of a first user device for whicha service needs to be provisioned;

the receiving module is configured to receive a first serviceprovisioning response message sent by a network device, where the firstservice provisioning response message includes the first user deviceinformation and first port information, and the first port informationincludes a first port identifier used to indicate a first opticalsplitter port;

the reading module is configured to obtain a first optical cableidentifier, where the first optical cable identifier corresponds to afirst optical cable corresponding to the first user device information;

the receiving module is further configured to receive a serviceprovisioning complete message, wherein the service provisioning completemessage indicates that an ONU service transmitted to the user through aconnection between the first optical cable and the first port has beenprovisioned; and

the sending module is further configured to send an optical cableinstallation complete indication message to the network device, wherethe optical cable installation complete indication message carries thefirst port identifier, the first user device information, and the firstoptical cable identifier.

In a first possible implementation of the sixth aspect, that the readingmodule is configured to obtain a first optical cable identifierspecifically includes:

reading, by the reading module, a first label on the first optical cableto obtain the first optical cable identifier, where the first opticalcable identifier is stored in the first label.

With reference to the sixth aspect or the first possible implementationof the sixth aspect, in a second possible implementation of the sixthaspect, the following is further included:

the receiving module is further configured to receive a second serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thesecond service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and second port information, and the second portinformation includes a second port identifier used to indicate a secondoptical splitter port;

the reading module is further configured to read a second label on asecond optical cable to obtain a second optical cable identifier, wherethe second optical cable identifier is used to indicate the secondoptical cable connected to the second optical splitter port; and

the sending module is further configured to send an error indicationmessage to the network device, where the error indication messagecarries the second optical cable identifier, and the error indicationmessage is used to indicate that the second optical splitter port isoccupied by the second optical cable.

With reference to any one of the sixth aspect or the first and thesecond possible implementations of the sixth aspect, in a third possibleimplementation of the sixth aspect, the terminal device further includesa processing module, where

the receiving module is further configured to receive a third serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thethird service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and third port information, and the third portinformation includes a third port identifier used to indicate a thirdoptical splitter port;

the processing module is configured to generate an error indicationmessage of the third optical splitter port; and

the sending module is further configured to send the error indicationmessage to the network device, where the error indication messageindicates that the third optical splitter port is in a fault state.

With reference to any one of the sixth aspect or the first to the thirdpossible implementations of the sixth aspect, in a fourth possibleimplementation of the sixth aspect, the following is further included:

the sending module is further configured to send a service cancellationrequest message of the first user device to the network device, wherethe service cancellation request message includes the first user deviceinformation;

the receiving module is further configured to receive a servicecancellation response message sent by the network device, where theservice cancellation response message is used to instruct to cancel anONU service of the first user device, and the service cancellationresponse message includes the first optical cable identifier or thefirst port information; and

the sending module is further configured to send a service cancellationcomplete message to the network device, where the service cancellationcomplete message is used to indicate that a connection between the firstoptical cable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

With reference to any one of the sixth aspect or the first to the fourthpossible implementations of the sixth aspect, in a fifth possibleimplementation of the sixth aspect, the first port information furtherincludes an address of the optical splitter in which the first opticalsplitter port is located.

With reference to any one of the sixth aspect or the first to the fifthpossible implementations of the sixth aspect, in a sixth possibleimplementation of the sixth aspect, the first user device informationfurther includes one or more of a name of the first user device, aservice type that the first user device applies for, a network accessaccount of the first user device, a phone number of the first userdevice, geographic information system GIS coordinates of the first userdevice, and a serial number SN of an optical network unit ONU thatcorresponds to the first user device.

According to a seventh aspect, an embodiment provides acomputer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage mediumstores a computer program instruction, and when the computer programinstruction is executed by a computer, the method in any one of theforegoing embodiments is implemented.

According to an eighth aspect, an embodiment further provides a computerprogram product. When the computer program product is executed by acomputer, the method in any one of the foregoing embodiments isimplemented.

According to a ninth aspect, an embodiment further provides a systemchip. The system chip includes a processing unit and a communicationsunit. The processing unit may be, for example, a processor. Thecommunications unit may be, for example, an input/output interface, apin, a circuit, or the like. The processing unit may execute a computerinstruction, so that a chip in the communications apparatus performs themethod provided in any one of the foregoing embodiments.

The embodiments provide the method and the apparatus for establishing anoptical cable connection. An optical cable connected to a user isidentified, an optical splitter port connected to the optical cable isidentified, and a connection relationship between the user, the opticalcable of the user, and the optical splitter port is accurately stored.This resolves problems that recorded information is incorrect, a portresource is wasted, information is not updated in time, and an opticalcable connection is incorrect because uploaded information related tothe optical cable connection is manually recorded by using the existingoptical fiber connection allocation technology, thereby greatly reducingan optical cable connection error rate, facilitating serviceprovisioning for a user, saving optical fiber resources, and savingcosts of regularly arranging ODN resource information.

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To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments or in the priorart more clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanyingdrawings required for describing the background and the embodiments. Itis clearly that the accompanying drawings in the following descriptionshow merely some embodiments, and a person of ordinary skill in the artmay still derive other accompanying drawings or embodiments according tothese drawings or description without creative efforts, and thisapplication aims to cover all these derived accompanying drawings orembodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical distribution network systemin the prior art;

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are a flowchart of a method for establishing anoptical cable connection according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for releasing an optical cableconnection according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 4a is a flowchart of a method for establishing an optical cableconnection by a network device according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 4b is a flowchart of a method for processing a second opticalsplitter port by a network device according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 4c is a flowchart of a method for processing a third opticalsplitter port by a network device according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 4d is a flowchart of a method for allocating an optical splitterport by a network device according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for releasing an optical cableconnection by a network device according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 6a is a flowchart of a method for establishing an optical cableconnection according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 6b is a flowchart of a method for processing a second opticalsplitter port by a terminal device according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 6c is a flowchart of a method for processing a third opticalsplitter port by a terminal device according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 6d is a flowchart of a method for releasing an optical cableconnection according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 7 is an apparatus diagram of a network device according to a sixthembodiment;

FIG. 8 is an apparatus diagram of a terminal device according to aseventh embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an apparatus diagram of a network device according to aneighth embodiment; and

FIG. 10 is an apparatus diagram of a terminal device according to aninth embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of thisapplication more clearly and more comprehensible, the following furtherdescribes this application in detail with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and the embodiments.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described hereinare merely used to explain this application but are not intended tolimit this application. It is clearly that the described embodiments aremerely some but not all of the embodiments. All other embodimentsobtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on theembodiments without creative efforts shall fall within the protectionscope of this application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical distribution network systemin the prior art. As shown in FIG. 1, an optical distribution networkincludes a drop optical cable section, a distribution optical cablesection, and a feeder optical cable section. An optical fiber accessterminal (FAT) is located at a user access point in a PON optical accessnetwork, and is between the distribution optical cable section and thedrop optical cable section. An optical splitter device is usuallyinstalled in the FAT, and commonly used split ratios of the opticalsplitter are 1:4, 1:8, 1:16, and the like, to implement joint andprotection functions of a distribution optical fiber and a drop opticalfiber. A fiber patch cord or a pigtail, an OLT (Optical Line Terminal,optical line terminal), and the like are connected to the feeder opticalcable section.

The optical splitter is an important passive component in an opticaldistribution network link. The optical splitter implements functions ofsplitting and combining optical signals, and is usually used fordistribution of optical signals, connection of optical paths, control ofan optical signal transmission direction, coupling control betweendevices, and the like. An ONU is a form of an access node, converts anoptical signal sent by using an optical cable into an electrical signal,and then transmits the electrical signal to each client by using acoaxial cable or the like.

In a PON network construction process, a construction engineer needs torecord a large amount of related information, including optical fiberand device resource information, port resource information, and opticalcable connection information.

The optical fiber and device resource information includes a devicemodel of the FAT, a vendor of the FAT, a location of the FAT, GIS(Geographic Information System or Geo-Information system, geographicinformation system) coordinates, a model of the optical splitter, and asplit ratio of the optical splitter. In addition, the optical fiber anddevice resource information further includes a number of an opticalsplitter port connected to a drop optical cable and information such asa name, an account, and a phone number that are of an end user. Therecorded information is of various types, and a large amount ofinformation needs to be manually input, which is vulnerable to errorsduring manual recording and transferring of device assets.

The port resource information includes information about an availableport in the FAT. Each port of the optical splitter in the FAT is a lineresource of a carrier, and needs to be fully utilized. When the FAT isconnected to a new subscriber, a port resource of the FAT is occupied.As described above, if there is anew subscriber, optical fiber anddevice resource information needs to be recorded in a reported portconnection relationship. The information is mainly manually input andrecorded, and is vulnerable to errors. Consequently, the reportedinformation is inconsistent with an actual connection relationship in alive network. However, when a service is provisioned in an equipmentroom, a network management system cannot verify whether informationreported by an onsite engineer is correct. As time elapses, a quantityof large available ports in the FAT is incorrect. When there is a newFTTH (Fiber To The Home, fiber to the home) subscriber, an occupiedphysical port is allocated to the new subscriber, causing incorrectdispatching. In addition, optical fiber resources are incorrectlycounted during resource sorting.

The optical cable connection information includes an optical fiberrouting topology from the FAT to the ONU. After a live network userapplies for unsubscribing to a network, a carrier needs to remove anoptical fiber connected from the user to an FAT port, to reclaim theoptical fiber resource. If an optical cable connected to an online useris mistakenly removed, a network outage may occur on the online user,causing user complaints. Because the connection relationship between theFAT and the ONU recorded during a service provisioning phase may beincorrect, a construction engineer probably removes the optical fibermistakenly. Therefore, all construction engineers usually choose not toremove the optical fiber of the user that unsubscribes to the network,and consequently user service cancellation without fiber removal occur,causing a waste of optical fiber resources at an FTTH drop optical cablesection.

In an optical communications system, port status information (such asoccupied, idle, and optical fiber routing) of each optical fiber adapterthat is connected to a pigtail or a fiber patch cord in an optical fiberconnection apparatus needs to be accurately marked, to facilitatesubsequent provisioning and maintenance of a new service. For a currentexisting optical fiber connection identifier and connection relationshipsystem, a port connection relationship of an optical fiber adapter canbe marked only based on information such as an account and an addressthat are of a user recorded on a paper nameplate or a paper label, andcan be identified only by manually recording and searching. The papernameplate or the paper label is vulnerable to damage. Moreover, in anactual use process, optical cable connection information and topologyconnection information usually need to be updated when a servicechanges, and it is inconvenient to update the connection relationshipinformation in time by using the paper nameplate or the paper label.Consequently, a large quantity of errors of optical cable connectionsand a waste of optical network resources are also caused. In addition,due to the large quantity of errors of optical cable connections, anetwork management system cannot quickly provision a service and rectifya fault for a user, causing user dissatisfaction.

To resolve problems that recorded information is incorrect, a portresource is wasted, information is not updated in time, and an opticalcable connection is inaccurate because information related to theoptical cable connection is manually recorded by using an existingoptical fiber connection allocation technology, this applicationprovides a method and a system apparatus for intelligently establishingan optical cable connection and a physical topology relationship, sothat optical fiber connection status information can be accuratelyupdated, an optical cable connection error rate is greatly reduced, andoptical fiber resources are saved.

The terminal device includes a mobile phone, a tablet computer, aportable notebook computer, a virtual/hybrid/augmented reality device, anavigation device, a session initiation protocol (Session InitiationProtocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL)station, a personal digital processing (Personal Digital Assistant,PDA), a handheld device with a wireless communication function, acomputing device, or another processing device connected to a wirelessmodem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device; a terminal device ina 5G network, a terminal device in a future evolved public land mobilecommunications network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) or anotherfuture communications system, or the like. This is not limited in thisapplication.

In addition, the terminal device provided in the embodiments is aterminal device used by a construction engineer who is responsible forinstalling an optical cable and who is arranged by a carrier.

A first embodiment provides a method for establishing an optical cableconnection. FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B show the method for establishing theoptical cable connection. The method is performed by a network deviceand a terminal device. The network device includes a resource managementsystem and a network management system.

In the method for establishing an optical cable connection, steps withstep numbers starting with “S” represent steps for execution, and stepswith step numbers starting with “J” represent steps for determining. Themethod includes the following steps:

S20: The network device receives a service provisioning request messagefrom a first user device that newly subscribes to an ONU service, andthen performs S21.

The network device processes the service provisioning request message ofthe first user device for subscribing to the ONU service, and allocatesan access network account to the first user device. The serviceprovisioning request message includes first user device information ofthe first user device. The network device receives and stores the firstuser device information of the first user device, wherein the first userdevice information includes an address of the first user device.

Further, the first user device information may include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

S21: The network device allocates a first optical splitter port based onthe first user device information, and sends a service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device. Then S22 is performed.

The network device stores a port database, and the network deviceidentifies a use status of each optical splitter port based on an actualuse status of the port, and stores an identification result in the portdatabase. A use status identifier of an optical splitter port includesthe following four types: an “in use” identifier, where an opticalsplitter port corresponding to the identifier is connected to a user andan optical cable, and the user is currently using an ONU service; an“idle” identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier is not connected to a user or an optical cable, and the portis still available; a “to be removed” identifier, where an opticalsplitter port corresponding to the identifier is connected to an opticalcable of a user, but the user has unsubscribed to an ONU service, andthe optical cable of the user waits for being removed; and a “damaged”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier has been damaged and needs to be repaired subsequently.

After receiving the first user device information, the network deviceallocates the first optical splitter port to the first user device basedon the first user device information and the port database that is inthe network device, where the first optical splitter port is an opticalsplitter port in an “idle” identifier state, and retrieves, from theport database, first port information corresponding to the first opticalsplitter port. The first port information includes an identifier of thefirst optical splitter port, where the identifier is used to indicatethe allocated first optical splitter port.

Optionally, the first port information may further include a port numberof the first optical splitter port, and a serial number and an addressof an optical splitter in which the first optical splitter port islocated.

Herein, the process of allocating the first optical splitter port by thenetwork device includes the following steps:

The network device searches the first user device information for theaddress of the first user device.

The network device searches for a plurality of fiber access terminalsnear the address of the first user device.

The network device sorts the plurality of fiber access terminals inascending order based on distances between the plurality of fiber accessterminals and the user address.

The network device finds a fiber access terminal that has a shortestdistance and that includes an optical splitter port with an “idle”identifier;

The network device selects one from the optical splitter port with the“idle” identifier as the first optical splitter port; and

The network device searches for the first port information correspondingto the first optical splitter port.

The network device delivers an ONU service provisioning order of a newuser, that is, the service provisioning response message, so that aconstruction engineer installs a drop optical cable for the new userbased on the service provisioning response message. The serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand the first port information. The service provisioning responsemessage is directly sent to the terminal device of the constructionengineer. The terminal device has a function of communicating with thenetwork device.

S22: The terminal device reads first optical cable information stored ina first label on a first optical cable, and sends the first opticalcable information to the network device. Then S23 is performed.

Each new subscriber is provided with a specified optical cable. Thefirst user device corresponds to a first optical cable, the firstoptical cable has the first label, the first optical cable informationis stored in the first label, and the first optical cable is in aone-to-one correspondence with the first optical cable information.

Specifically, the terminal device may obtain, by reading the firstlabel, the first optical cable information stored in the first label.After obtaining the first optical cable information, the terminal devicesends the first optical cable information to the network device. Thefirst optical cable information includes a first optical cableidentifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used to indicatethe first optical cable corresponding to the first user device.

Optionally, the first optical cable identifier includes a serial numberof the first optical cable.

Herein, the first label includes a barcode, a two-dimensional code, anRFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency identification)label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication, near field communication)label.

The barcode (barcode) is a graphic identifier used to convey a group ofinformation by arranging black bars and blank areas with varying widthsaccording to a coding rule. A common barcode is a parallel patternobtained by arranging black bars and white bars for which a differencebetween refractive indexes is relatively large. The barcode can be usedto mark a production country, a manufacturer, a product name, aproduction date, a book classification number, source and destinationaddresses of an email, a category, a date, and other information of aproduct.

A two-dimensional barcode (2-dimensional barcode, 2-dimensional barcode)records data symbol information by using a pepper-and-salt pattern inwhich geometric patterns of a specific type are distributed on a plane(in a two-dimensional direction) according to a rule. In coding, aconcept of “0” and “1” bit streams that constitute an internal logicbasis of a computer is skillfully utilized, several geometric shapescorresponding to a binary system are used to represent text andnumerical value information, and automatic information processing isimplemented through automatic reading by using an image input device oran optoelectronic scanning device. The two-dimensional barcode has somecommonalities with a barcode technology: Each code system has its givencharacter set; each character occupies a width; and the two-dimensionalbarcode has a check function. In addition, the two-dimensional barcodealso has functions of automatically identifying information in differentrows, and processing a graph rotation change point.

The RFID is a non-contact identification technology, and is classifiedinto two types: active RFID and passive RFID. A main working principleof the RFID is that, an RFID reader sends a radio frequency signal, andgenerates a signal by passing through a coil of an electronic tag; andthe reader reads and decodes information, thereby completing an entireidentification process. Generally, an active label (an active label) mayactively send a signal. An RFID system mainly includes a reader (Reader)and a transponder (Transponder). The RFID system automaticallyidentifies a target object and obtains related data by using a radiofrequency signal, where the identification work does not require manualintervention, and therefore the RFID system can be used in varioussevere environments. The RFID technology can be used to identify ahigh-speed moving object and can simultaneously identify a plurality oftags. Such an operation is quick and convenient to perform. An RFID tagfurther has a function of storing data. A user can encode the tag asrequired, and can access information without network connection. Datawritten into a tag can also be modified whenever at a database end or ata moment of reading and writing the tag.

Generally, RFID includes three parts: a system higher layer, areader/writer, and an electronic tag. The system higher layer generallyreceives information transmitted by the reader/writer, can mutuallytransfer data with the reader/writer, and stores received information. Auser can obtain required information by using the system higher layer. Afunction of the reader/writer is to read, by using an antenna apparatus,information stored in an electronic tag, and transfer the informationobtained through reading to the system higher layer. Electronic tags areclassified into two types: an active electronic tag and a passiveelectronic tag. A function of the electronic tag is mainly to accesstarget-specific information, and to implement information transmissionwith the reader/writer. A working principle of the RFID technology isthat, the reader/writer sends a radio frequency signal by using theantenna apparatus; when the electronic tag is within a range of theradio frequency signal sent by the reader/writer, the electronic tagobtains energy from a current generated through induction, and in thiscase, the electronic tag is activated; the activated electronic tagtransmits a signal to the reader/writer, where the signal may bereceived by the reader/writer; the reader/writer decodes obtainedinformation and transmits the decoded information to the system higherlayer; and the system higher layer manages the received information.

An NFC communications technology is a near field communicationstechnology. Currently, NFC is a very common communications interface invarious smart phones. A manner of exchanging data of NFC is to connectintelligent devices by placing the devices together. An NFC device mayalso communicate with a passive NFC tag, and such a communication manneris the same as that of RFID. The NFC technology evolves from the RFIDtechnology, and an NFC standard stipulates a communication protocol anda data exchange format. Generally, an NFC chip is integrated with aninductive card reader, a point-to-point function, and an inductive cardfunction, and identification, connection, and data exchange can beperformed with a compatible device within a short range.

S23: The network device stores a correspondence between the firstoptical cable information and the first user device information. ThenJ20 is performed.

After receiving the first optical cable information sent by the terminaldevice, the network device binds the first optical cable information tothe first user device information. The first user device information isin a one-to-one correspondence with the first optical cable information,and stores the correspondence.

J20: Determine whether the first optical splitter port is connected to asecond optical cable. If yes, go to S24; or if no, go to J22.

The construction engineer checks whether the first optical splitter portis connected to the second optical cable, where the second optical cableis an optical cable that is connected to the first optical splitter portbefore S21 is performed.

S24: The terminal device sends a first information receipt to thenetwork device. Then J21 is performed.

After identifying that the first optical splitter port is connected tothe second optical cable, the terminal device sends the firstinformation receipt to the network device, and reports, to the networkdevice, the information that the first optical splitter port isconnected to the second optical cable. The first information receiptincludes a second optical cable identifier, and the second optical cableidentifier is used to indicate the second optical cable.

Optionally, the first information receipt may further include a portnumber of the first optical splitter port, and a serial number and anaddress of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitter portis located.

Optionally, the second optical cable identifier includes a secondoptical cable serial number.

Specifically, the terminal device obtains second optical cableinformation by reading a second label on the second optical cable. Thereis the second label on the second optical cable, the second opticalcable information is stored in the second label, the second opticalcable information includes a serial number of the second optical cable,and the second optical cable is in a one-to-one correspondence with thesecond optical cable information.

J21: Determine whether a second user corresponding to the second opticalcable is still using the ONU service. If yes, go to S27; or if no, go toS25.

After receiving the first information receipt, the network devicequeries, based on the first information receipt, whether the second usercorresponding to the second optical cable identifier is still using theONU service.

S25: The network device sends a second optical cable removal instructionmessage to the terminal device, to notify that the second usercorresponding to the second optical cable is not using the ONU service,and the construction engineer may remove the second optical cable. ThenJ22 is performed.

J22: Determine whether the first optical splitter port is damaged. Ifyes, go to S26; or if no, go to S28.

The construction engineer checks whether the first optical splitter portis damaged.

S26: The terminal device sends a second information receipt to thenetwork device. Then S27 is performed.

If it is checked that the first optical splitter port is damaged andcannot continue to be used, the terminal device sends the secondinformation receipt to the network device, and reports, to the networkdevice, the information that the first optical splitter port is damagedand cannot continue to be used. The second information receipt includesa port number of the first optical splitter port, addresses of anoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located anda fiber access terminal, and damage type information.

Further, the damage type information includes interface physical damageinformation and interface fiber connection line damage information.

S27: The network device re-identifies the first optical splitter port,and allocates a new optical splitter port. Then J20 is performed.

If the network device receives the first information receipt and storesthe first information receipt, the network device changes the original“idle” identifier of the first optical splitter port into an “in use”identifier, updates the port database in the network device, and storesthe correspondence between the second optical cable identifier and thefirst optical splitter port information.

If the network device receives the second information receipt and storesthe second information receipt, the network device changes the original“idle” identifier of the first optical splitter port into a “damaged”identifier, updates the port database in the network device, and waitsfor subsequent maintenance of the first optical splitter port.

The network device allocates anew optical splitter port, uses the newoptical splitter port as the first optical splitter port, and sendsfirst port information corresponding to the port to the terminal device,where the first port information includes the first port identifier, andthe first port identifier is used to indicate the optical splitter port.

Optionally, the first port information may further include a sequencenumber of the optical splitter port, and a serial number and an addressof an optical splitter in which the optical splitter port is located.

S28: The terminal device sends an optical cable installation completeindication message to the network device. Then S29 is performed.

The first optical fiber is connected to the first optical splitter port,and the terminal device receives a service provisioning completemessage, wherein the service provisioning complete message indicatesthat the ONU service transmitted to the user through the connectionbetween the first optical cable and the first port has been provisioned.

Optionally, the service provisioning complete message may be manuallyinput by the first user device, or manually input by a constructionengineer after an onsite test.

The terminal device sends the optical cable installation completeindication message to the network device, where the optical cableinstallation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used toindicate a first optical cable corresponding to the first user deviceinformation.

Optionally, the optical cable installation complete indication messagemay further carry fiber access terminal information.

Optionally, the terminal device reads the fiber access terminalinformation stored in a fiber access terminal label on the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located, and sendsthe information to the network device, where the fiber access terminalinformation is stored in the fiber access terminal label.

Specifically, the fiber access terminal has the fiber access terminallabel, and the fiber access terminal label includes a barcode, atwo-dimensional code, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radiofrequency identification) label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication,near field communication) label.

Optionally, the fiber access terminal information includes a model and asplit ratio of an optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located, and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located.

S29: The network device stores a correspondence between the first userdevice information, the first optical cable information, and the firstport information, where the first user device information, the firstoptical cable information, and the first port information are in aone-to-one correspondence with each other.

The method for establishing an optical cable connection provided in thefirst embodiment resolves the problems that recorded information isincorrect, a port resource is wasted, information is not updated intime, and an optical cable connection is inaccurate because informationrelated to an optical cable connection is manually recorded by using theexisting optical fiber connection allocation technology. The method andthe system apparatus for intelligently establishing an optical cableconnection and a physical topology relationship is provided, so that theoptical fiber connection status information can be accurately updated,the optical cable connection error rate is greatly reduced, and theoptical fiber resources are saved.

A second embodiment provides a method for releasing an optical cableconnection. The method for releasing an optical cable connection may beperformed after the optical cable connection is established in theforegoing embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the method is performed by anetwork device and a terminal device, and the network device includes aresource management system and a network management system.

The method for releasing an optical cable connection provided in thisembodiment includes the following steps.

Step 301: The network device receives a service cancellation requestmessage from a first user device that unsubscribes to an ONU service.

The network device processes an application of the first user device forunsubscribing to the ONU service, and receives first user deviceinformation of the first user device.

Optionally, the first user device information may include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, an address, and an SN number of an ONU.

Step 302: The network device searches for first optical cableinformation and first port information that correspond to the first userdevice, and sends a service cancellation response message to theterminal device.

The network device stores the first user device information, the firstoptical cable information, and the first port information, and stores acorrespondence between the first user device information, the firstoptical cable information, and the first port information, where thefirst user device information is in a one-to-one correspondence with thefirst optical cable information, and the first optical cable informationis in a one-to-one correspondence with the first port information.

The network device further stores a port database, and the networkdevice identifies a use status of each optical splitter port based on anactual use status of the port, and stores an identification result inthe port database. A use status identifier of an optical splitter portincludes the following four types: an “in use” identifier, where anoptical splitter port corresponding to the identifier is connected to auser and an optical cable, and the user is currently using an ONUservice; an “idle” identifier, where an optical splitter portcorresponding to the identifier is not connected to a user or an opticalcable, and the port is still available; a “to be removed” identifier,where an optical splitter port corresponding to the identifier isconnected to an optical cable of a user, but the user has unsubscribedto an ONU service, and the optical cable of the user waits for beingremoved; and a “damaged” identifier, where an optical splitter portcorresponding to the identifier has been damaged and needs to berepaired subsequently.

The first port information corresponds to a first optical splitter port,and the first port information includes an identifier of the firstoptical splitter port, where the identifier is used to indicate theallocated first optical splitter port.

The network device finds, based on the received first user deviceinformation, the first optical cable information and the first portinformation that are stored in a system and that correspond to the firstuser device information, and sends the service cancellation responsemessage to the terminal device of the construction engineer. The servicecancellation response message includes the first optical cableinformation and the first port information.

Optionally, the first optical cable identifier includes a serial numberof the first optical cable.

Optionally, the first port information may further include a port numberof the first optical splitter port, and a serial number and an addressof the optical splitter in which the first optical splitter port islocated.

Step 303: The terminal device sends a service cancellation completemessage to the network device.

After receiving the service cancellation response message sent by thenetwork device, the terminal device finds, based on the serial numberand the address of the optical splitter in the first port information,the optical splitter in which the first optical splitter port islocated, and then finds, by reading a first label on an onsite opticalcable, the first optical cable corresponding to the first optical cableinformation.

The first label is on the onsite optical cable. The first label includesa barcode, a two-dimensional code, an RFID (Radio FrequencyIdentification, radio frequency identification) label, and an NFC (NearField Communication, near field communication) label. Onsite opticalcable information is stored in the first label, the onsite optical cableinformation includes an optical cable serial number, and the onsiteoptical cable is in a one-to-one correspondence with the onsite opticalcable information. The terminal device may obtain, by reading the firstlabel on the onsite optical cable, the onsite optical cable informationstored in the first label, and determine whether the onsite opticalcable information is consistent with the first optical cable informationsent by the network device. If the onsite optical cable information isconsistent with the first optical cable information, the onsite opticalcable is the first optical cable.

The construction engineer sends the service cancellation completemessage to the network device by using the terminal device, where theservice cancellation complete message is used to indicate that theconnection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected. It should be noted that the disconnectionherein indicates that the ONU service between the optical cable and theoptical splitter port is interrupted, and does not indicate a physicaldisconnection.

Step 304: The network device deletes the correspondence between thefirst user device information, the first optical cable information, andthe first port information, and identifies the first optical splitterport as an “idle” state.

After receiving the service cancellation complete message sent by theterminal device, the network device deletes the correspondence,originally stored in the system, between the first user deviceinformation, the first optical cable message, and the first portinformation. In addition, in the port database, the first opticalsplitter port is identified as an “idle” identifier.

The second embodiment provides the method for releasing an optical cableconnection. Based on the correspondence between the first user deviceinformation, the first optical cable information, and the first portinformation provided in the first embodiment, when a service of a userchanges, optical cable information and port information that correspondto user information can be accurately found based on the userinformation, so that an optical cable of the user and an opticalsplitter port connected to the user can be accurately found based on theoptical cable information and the port information of the user, therebyfacilitating fault maintenance and a service of another user. When theuser unsubscribes to an ONU service, the optical cable can be recycled,an idle port is spared, and optical cable resources and port resourcesare saved.

A third embodiment provides a method for establishing an optical cableconnection. FIG. 4a shows the method for establishing an optical cableconnection. The method is performed by a network device and a terminaldevice. The network device includes a resource management system or anetwork management system. The terminal device may be user equipment, anaccess terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobilestation, a mobile console, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobiledevice, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communications device, auser agent, or a user apparatus. The terminal device includes a mobilephone, a tablet computer, a portable notebook computer, avirtual/hybrid/augmented reality device, a navigation device, a sessioninitiation protocol (Session Initiation Protocol, SIP) phone, a wirelesslocal loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL) station, a personal digitalassistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a handheld device with awireless communication function, a computing device, or anotherprocessing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounteddevice, a wearable device; a terminal device in a 5G network, a terminaldevice in a future evolved public land mobile communications network(Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) or another future communicationssystem, or the like. This is not limited in this application.

The method for establishing an optical cable connection provided in thisembodiment includes the following steps.

Step 401: The network device receives a service provisioning requestmessage that includes first user device information and that is sent bythe terminal device, where the first user device information includes anaddress of a first user device for which a service needs to beprovisioned.

Optionally, the first user device information may further include a username, a service type that is applied for, a network access account, aphone number, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

Step 402: The network device allocates a first optical splitter portbased on the first user device information, where the first opticalsplitter port is installed on an optical splitter.

Step 403: The network device sends a first service provisioning responsemessage to the terminal device, where the first service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and firstport information, and the first port information includes a first portidentifier used to indicate the allocated first optical splitter port.

Optionally, the first port information further includes a serial numberof the optical splitter in which the first optical splitter port islocated and an address of the optical splitter in which the firstoptical splitter port is located. The address of the optical splittermay be used by a construction engineer to find the first opticalsplitter port.

Step 404: The network device receives an optical cable installationcomplete indication message sent by the terminal device, where theoptical cable installation complete indication message carries the firstport identifier, the first user device information, and a first opticalcable identifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used toindicate a first optical cable corresponding to the first user deviceinformation.

Optionally, the optical cable installation complete indication messagemay further carry the first port information. The optical cableinstallation complete indication message may further carry fiber accessterminal information sent by the terminal device, and the fiber accessterminal information may include a model and a split ratio of theoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located,and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber access terminal in whichthe first optical splitter port is located.

Step 405: The network device stores a correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the first userdevice information.

The correspondence stored in the network device may be a correspondencebetween the first optical cable identifier, the first port information,and the first user device information.

The method may further include the following step:

Step 406: The network device identifies the first optical splitter portas an “in use” state.

The network device identifies a use status of each optical splitter portbased on an actual use status of the port. A use status identifier of anoptical splitter port includes the following four types: an “in use”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier is connected to a user and an optical cable, and the user iscurrently using an ONU service; an “idle” identifier, where an opticalsplitter port corresponding to the identifier is not connected to a useror an optical cable, and the port is still available; a “to be removed”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier is connected to an optical cable of a user, but the user hasunsubscribed to an ONU service, and the optical cable of the user waitsfor being removed; and a “damaged” identifier, where an optical splitterport corresponding to the identifier has been damaged and needs to berepaired subsequently.

Between step 401 and step 402, as shown in FIG. 4b , the method mayfurther include the following steps:

Step 411: The network device allocates a second optical splitter portbased on the first user device information, where the second opticalsplitter port is installed on the optical splitter.

Step 412: The network device sends a second service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device, where the second serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand second port information, and the second port information includes asecond port identifier used to indicate the allocated second opticalsplitter port.

The second port information further includes a serial number of theoptical splitter in which the second optical splitter port is locatedand an address of the optical splitter in which the second opticalsplitter port is located. The address of the optical splitter may beused by a construction engineer to find the second optical splitterport.

Step 413: The network device receives an error indication message, wherethe error indication message indicates that the second optical splitterport is occupied by a second user, and the second user is in an activestate.

Specifically, the second optical splitter port is connected to a secondoptical cable, and the second optical cable is an optical cableconnected to the second optical splitter port before this embodiment isperformed.

Specifically, the network device receives the error indication messagesent by the terminal device. The error indication message carries thesecond optical cable identifier, and the second optical cable identifieris used to indicate the second optical cable.

Further, the network device queries whether a second user correspondingto the second optical cable identifier is in an active state, that is,whether the second user is using an ONU service. If the second user isusing the ONU service, the network device needs to reallocate an opticalsplitter port. If the second user is not using the ONU service, thenetwork device sends, to the terminal device, a second optical cableremoval instruction message, where the second optical cable removalinstruction message is used to notify that the second optical fiber canbe removed.

Optionally, between step 401 and step 402, as shown in FIG. 4c , themethod may further include the following steps:

Step 421: The network device allocates a third optical splitter portbased on the first user device information, where the third opticalsplitter port is installed on the optical splitter.

Step 422: The network device sends a third service provisioning responsemessage to the terminal device, where the third service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and thirdport information, and the third port information includes a third portidentifier used to indicate the allocated second optical splitter port.

The third port information further includes a serial number of theoptical splitter in which the third optical splitter port is located andan address of the optical splitter in which the third optical splitterport is located. The address of the optical splitter may be used by aconstruction engineer to find the third optical splitter port.

Step 423: The network device receives an error indication message, wherethe error indication message indicates that the third optical splitterport is in a fault state.

Further, the network device needs to reallocate an optical splitterport, and identify the third optical splitter port as a “to-be-repaired”identifier.

Optionally, the error indication message includes fault type informationof the third optical splitter port. The fault type information mayinclude physical damage indication information and line damageindication information.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4d , that the network device allocates afirst optical splitter port based on the first user device informationincludes:

Step 431: The network device searches the first user device informationfor a plurality of fiber access terminals near the address of the firstuser device.

Step 432: The network device determines a fiber access terminal that hasa shortest distance from the address of the first user device and thatincludes an idle optical splitter port, where the idle optical splitterport is an optical splitter port that has not been allocated to anotheruser.

Step 433: The network device determines an optical splitter port fromthe idle optical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.

A fourth embodiment provides a method for releasing an optical cableconnection. The action of releasing an optical cable may be initiatedwhen a request of a user for canceling an ONU service is received andafter the optical cable connection is established in the foregoingembodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the method for releasing an opticalcable connection provided in this embodiment includes the followingsteps.

Step 501: A network device receives a service cancellation requestmessage of a first user device, where the service cancellation requestmessage includes first user device information.

Optionally, the first user device information may further include a username, a service type that is applied for, a network access account, aphone number, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

Step 502: The network device finds, based on a correspondence between afirst optical cable identifier, a first port identifier, and the firstuser device information, the first optical cable identifier and thefirst port identifier that correspond to the first user device.

Specifically, the first port identifier is used to indicate a firstoptical splitter port corresponding to the first user device, and thefirst optical cable identifier is used to indicate a first optical cableconnected to the first optical splitter port.

Step 503: The network device sends a service cancellation responsemessage to a terminal device, where the service cancellation responsemessage is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of the first userdevice, and the service cancellation response message includes the firstoptical cable identifier and the first port identifier.

Optionally, the service cancellation response message may furtherinclude first port information, the first port information may carry aserial number and an address of the optical splitter in which the firstoptical splitter port is located. The address of the optical splittermay be used by a construction engineer to find the first opticalsplitter port.

Step 504: The network device receives a service cancellation completemessage sent by the terminal device, where the service cancellationcomplete message indicates that a connection between the first opticalcable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

After removing the optical cable and confirming there is no error, theconstruction engineer sends the service cancellation complete message byusing the terminal device. The service cancellation complete message isused to indicate that the connection between the first optical cable andthe first optical splitter port is disconnected. It should be noted thatthe disconnection herein indicates that the ONU service between theoptical cable and the optical splitter port is interrupted, and does notindicate a physical disconnection.

Step 505: The network device deletes the correspondence between thefirst optical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the firstuser device information.

Optionally, the method further includes the following step:

Step 506: The network device identifies the first optical splitter portas an “idle” state, where the “idle” state indicates that no opticalcable is connected to the optical splitter port and the optical splitterport is available.

A fifth embodiment provides a method for establishing an optical cableconnection. As shown in FIG. 6a , the method for establishing an opticalcable connection provided in this embodiment includes the followingsteps.

Step 601: A terminal device sends a service provisioning request messageincluding first user device information, where the first user deviceinformation includes an address of a first user device for which aservice needs to be provisioned.

The first user device information may further include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

Step 602: The terminal device receives a first service provisioningresponse message sent by a network device, where the first serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand first port information, and the first port information includes afirst port identifier used to indicate a first optical splitter port.

The first port information further includes a serial number of anoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located andan address of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located. The address of the optical splitter may be used by aconstruction engineer to find the first optical splitter port.

Step 603: The terminal device obtains a first optical cable identifier,where the first optical cable identifier corresponds to a first opticalcable corresponding to the first user device information.

Step 604: The terminal device receives a service provisioning completemessage, wherein the service provisioning complete message indicatesthat an ONU service transmitted to the user through a connection betweenthe first optical cable and the first port has been provisioned.

The first optical fiber is connected to the first optical splitter port,and the terminal device receives a service provisioning completemessage, wherein the service provisioning complete message indicatesthat the ONU service transmitted to the user through the connectionbetween the first optical cable and the first port has been provisioned.

The service provisioning complete message may be manually input by thefirst user device, or manually input by a construction engineer after anonsite test.

Step 605: The terminal device sends an optical cable installationcomplete indication message to the network device, where the opticalcable installation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier.

The terminal device sends the optical cable installation completeindication message to the network device, where the optical cableinstallation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used toindicate a first optical cable corresponding to the first user deviceinformation.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry fiber access terminal information.

Optionally, the terminal device reads the fiber access terminalinformation stored in a fiber access terminal label on the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located, and sendsthe information to the network device, where the fiber access terminalinformation is stored in the fiber access terminal label.

Specifically, the fiber access terminal has the fiber access terminallabel, and the fiber access terminal label includes a barcode, atwo-dimensional code, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radiofrequency identification) label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication,near field communication) label.

Optionally, the fiber access terminal information includes a model and asplit ratio of an optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located, and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located.

Specifically, that the terminal device obtains a first optical cableidentifier specifically includes:

The terminal device reads a first label on the first optical cable toobtain the first optical cable identifier, where the first optical cableidentifier is stored in the first label. The first optical cableinformation includes the first optical cable identifier, and the firstoptical cable identifier is used to indicate the first optical cablecorresponding to the first user device.

Optionally, the first optical cable identifier includes a serial numberof the first optical cable.

Optionally, the first label includes a barcode, a two-dimensional code,an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency identification)label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication, near field communication)label.

Between step 601 and step 602, as shown in FIG. 6b , the method mayfurther include the following steps:

Step 611: The terminal device receives a second service provisioningresponse message sent by a network device, where the second serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand second port information, and the second port information includes asecond port identifier used to indicate a second optical splitter port.

Optionally, the second port information further includes a serial numberof an optical splitter in which the second optical splitter port islocated and an address of the optical splitter in which the secondoptical splitter port is located. The address of the optical splittermay be used by a construction engineer to find the second opticalsplitter port.

Step 612: The terminal device reads a second label on a second opticalcable to obtain a second optical cable identifier, where the secondoptical cable identifier is used to indicate the second optical cableconnected to the second optical splitter port.

Optionally, the second optical cable identifier includes a secondoptical cable serial number.

Optionally, the second label includes a barcode, a two-dimensional code,an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency identification)label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication, near field communication)label.

Step 613: The terminal device sends an error indication message to thenetwork device, where the error indication message carries the secondoptical cable identifier, and the error indication message is used toindicate that the second optical splitter port is occupied by the secondoptical cable.

Optionally, between step 601 and step 602, as shown in FIG. 6c , themethod further includes the following steps:

Step 621: The terminal device receives a third service provisioningresponse message sent by a network device, where the third serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand third port information, and the third port information includes athird port identifier used to indicate a third optical splitter port.

Optionally, the third port information further includes a serial numberof an optical splitter in which the third optical splitter port islocated and an address of the optical splitter in which the thirdoptical splitter port is located. The address of the optical splittermay be used by a construction engineer to find the third opticalsplitter port.

Step 622: The terminal device generates an error indication message ofthe third optical splitter port.

The terminal device receives a fault type information of the thirdoptical splitter port and generates the error indication message.

The fault type information may include physical damage indicationinformation and line damage indication information.

Step 623: The terminal device sends the error indication message to thenetwork device, where the error indication message indicates that thethird optical splitter port is in a fault state.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6d , the method further includes thefollowing steps:

Step 631: The terminal device sends a service cancellation requestmessage of the first user device to the network device, where theservice cancellation request message includes the first user deviceinformation.

Step 632: The terminal device receives a service cancellation responsemessage sent by the network device, where the service cancellationresponse message is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of thefirst user device, and the service cancellation response messageincludes the first optical cable identifier and the first portidentifier.

Optionally, the service cancellation response message may furtherinclude first port information, the first port information may carry aserial number and an address of the optical splitter in which the firstoptical splitter port is located. The address of the optical splittermay be used by a construction engineer to find the first opticalsplitter port.

Step 633: The terminal device sends a service cancellation completemessage to the network device, where the service cancellation completemessage is used to indicate that a connection between the first opticalcable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

After removing the optical cable and confirming there is no error, theconstruction engineer sends the service cancellation complete message byusing the terminal device. The service cancellation complete message isused to indicate that the connection between the first optical cable andthe first optical splitter port is disconnected. It should be noted thatthe disconnection herein indicates that the ONU service between theoptical cable and the optical splitter port is interrupted, and does notindicate a physical disconnection.

A sixth embodiment provides a network device related to the foregoingmethod embodiments. The network device includes a resource managementsystem or a network management system. As shown in FIG. 7, the networkdevice provided in this embodiment includes a receiver, a sender, aprocessor, and a memory.

The receiver is configured to receive a service provisioning requestmessage including first user device information, where the first userdevice information includes an address of a first user device for whicha service needs to be provisioned.

The processor is configured to allocate a first optical splitter portbased on the first user device information, where the first opticalsplitter port is installed on an optical splitter.

The sender is configured to send a first service provisioning responsemessage to a terminal device, where the first service provisioningresponse message includes the first user device information and firstport information, and the first port information includes a first portidentifier used to indicate the allocated first optical splitter port.

The receiver is further configured to receive an optical cableinstallation complete indication message sent by the terminal device,where the optical cable installation complete indication message carriesthe first port identifier, the first user device information, and afirst optical cable identifier, and the first optical cable identifieris used to indicate a first optical cable corresponding to the firstuser device information.

The memory is configured to store a correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the first userdevice information.

The first port information further includes a serial number of theoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located andan address of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located. The address of the optical splitter may be used by aconstruction engineer to find the first optical splitter port.

The first user device information may further include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry the first port information.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry fiber access terminal information sent by the terminal device.

Optionally, the fiber access terminal information includes a model and asplit ratio of an optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located, and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to identify an opticalsplitter port, and the processor identifies a use status of each opticalsplitter port based on an actual use status of the port.

A use status identifier of an optical splitter port includes thefollowing four types: an “in use” identifier, where an optical splitterport corresponding to the identifier is connected to a user and anoptical cable, and the user is currently using an ONU service; an “idle”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier is not connected to a user or an optical cable, and the portis still available; a “to be removed” identifier, where an opticalsplitter port corresponding to the identifier is connected to an opticalcable of a user, but the user has unsubscribed to an ONU service, andthe optical cable of the user waits for being removed; and a “damaged”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier has been damaged and needs to be repaired subsequently.

Specifically, that the processor is configured to allocate a firstoptical splitter port based on the first user device informationspecifically includes:

searching, by the processor, the first user device information for aplurality of fiber access terminals near the address of the first userdevice;

determining, by the processor, a fiber access terminal that has ashortest distance from the address of the first user device and thatincludes an idle optical splitter port, where the idle optical splitterport is an optical splitter port that has not been allocated to anotheruser; and

determining, by the processor, an optical splitter port from the idleoptical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.

Optionally, the network device further includes:

the processor, further configured to allocate a second optical splitterport based on the first user device information, where the secondoptical splitter port is installed on the optical splitter;

the sender, further configured to send a second service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device, where the second serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand second port information, and the second port information includes asecond port identifier used to indicate the allocated second opticalsplitter port; and

the receiver, further configured to receive an error indication message,where the error indication message indicates that the second opticalsplitter port is occupied by a second user, and the second user is in anactive state.

Optionally, the network device further includes:

the processor, further configured to allocate a third optical splitterport based on the first user device information, where the third opticalsplitter port is installed on the optical splitter;

the sender, further configured to send a third service provisioningresponse message to the terminal device, where the third serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand third port information, and the third port information includes athird port identifier used to indicate the allocated second opticalsplitter port; and

the receiver, further configured to receive an error indication message,where the error indication message indicates that the third opticalsplitter port is in a fault state.

Optionally, the network device further includes:

the receiver, further configured to receive a service cancellationrequest message, sent by the terminal device, of the first user device,where the service cancellation request message includes the first userdevice information;

the processor, further configured to find, based on the correspondencebetween the first optical cable identifier, the first port identifier,and the first user device information, the first optical cableidentifier and the first port identifier that correspond to the firstuser device;

the sender, further configured to send a service cancellation responsemessage to the terminal device, where the service cancellation responsemessage is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of the first userdevice, and the service cancellation response message includes the firstoptical cable identifier or the first port information;

the receiver, further configured to receive a service cancellationcomplete message sent by the terminal device, where the servicecancellation complete message is used to indicate that a connectionbetween the first optical cable and the first optical splitter port isdisconnected; and

the processor, further configured to delete the correspondence betweenthe first optical cable identifier, the first port information, and thefirst user device information.

A seventh embodiment provides a terminal device. The terminal device maybe configured to perform related steps in the foregoing methodembodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device provided in thisembodiment includes: a receiver, a sender, and a reader.

The sender is configured to send a service provisioning request messageincluding first user device information, where the first user deviceinformation includes an address of a first user device for which aservice needs to be provisioned.

The receiver is configured to receive a first service provisioningresponse message sent by a network device, where the first serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand first port information, and the first port information includes afirst port identifier used to indicate a first optical splitter port.

The reader is configured to obtain a first optical cable identifier,where the first optical cable identifier corresponds to a first opticalcable corresponding to the first user device information.

The receiver is further configured to receive a service provisioningcomplete message, wherein the service provisioning complete messageindicates that an ONU service transmitted to the user through aconnection between the first optical cable and the first port has beenprovisioned.

The sender is further configured to send an optical cable installationcomplete indication message to the network device, where the opticalcable installation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier.

The first user device information may further include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

The first port information further includes a serial number of anoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located andan address of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located. The address of the optical splitter may be used by aconstruction engineer to find the first optical splitter port.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry fiber access terminal information.

Optionally, the reader reads the fiber access terminal informationstored in a fiber access terminal label on the fiber access terminal inwhich the first optical splitter port is located, and sends theinformation to the network device, where the fiber access terminalinformation is stored in the fiber access terminal label.

Specifically, the fiber access terminal has the fiber access terminallabel, and the fiber access terminal label includes a barcode, atwo-dimensional code, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radiofrequency identification) label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication,near field communication) label.

Optionally, the fiber access terminal information includes a model and asplit ratio of an optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located, and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located.

Specifically, that the reader is configured to obtain a first opticalcable identifier specifically includes:

reading, by the reader, a first label on the first optical cable toobtain the first optical cable identifier, where the first optical cableidentifier is stored in the first label.

The reader may be a camera of the terminal device, an RFID reader, or anNFC reader. The reader may read a barcode, a two-dimensional code, anRFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency identification)label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication, near field communication)label.

Optionally, the terminal device further includes:

the receiver, further configured to receive a second serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thesecond service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and second port information, and the second portinformation includes a second port identifier used to indicate a secondoptical splitter port;

the reader, further configured to read a second label on a secondoptical cable to obtain a second optical cable identifier, where thesecond optical cable identifier is used to indicate the second opticalcable connected to the second optical splitter port; and

the sender, further configured to send an error indication message tothe network device, where the error indication message carries thesecond optical cable identifier, and the error indication message isused to indicate that the second optical splitter port is occupied bythe second optical cable.

Optionally, the terminal device further includes a processor.

The receiver is further configured to receive a third serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thethird service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and third port information, and the third portinformation includes a third port identifier used to indicate a thirdoptical splitter port.

The processor is configured to generate an error indication message ofthe third optical splitter port.

The sender is further configured to send the error indication message tothe network device, where the error indication message indicates thatthe third optical splitter port is in a fault state.

The error indication message may carry fault type information.

The fault type information may include physical damage indicationinformation and line damage indication information.

The sender may be further configured to send a service cancellationrequest message of the first user device to the network device, wherethe service cancellation request message includes the first user deviceinformation.

The receiver may be further configured to receive a service cancellationresponse message sent by the network device, where the servicecancellation response message is used to instruct to cancel an ONUservice of the first user device, and the service cancellation responsemessage includes the first optical cable identifier or the first portinformation.

The sender may be further configured to send a service cancellationcomplete message to the network device, where the service cancellationcomplete message is used to indicate that a connection between the firstoptical cable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

The service cancellation complete message is used to indicate that theconnection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected. It should be noted that the disconnectionherein indicates that the ONU service between the optical cable and theoptical splitter port is interrupted, and does not indicate a physicaldisconnection.

An eighth embodiment provides a network device. The network deviceincludes a resource management system or a network management system.The network device may be configured to perform related steps in theforegoing method embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the network deviceprovided in this embodiment includes a receiving module, a sendingmodule, a processing module, and a storage module.

The receiving module is configured to receive a service provisioningrequest message including first user device information, where the firstuser device information includes an address of a first user device forwhich a service needs to be provisioned.

The processing module is configured to allocate a first optical splitterport based on the first user device information, where the first opticalsplitter port is installed on an optical splitter.

The sending module is configured to send a first service provisioningresponse message to a terminal device, where the first serviceprovisioning response message includes the first user device informationand first port information, and the first port information includes afirst port identifier used to indicate the allocated first opticalsplitter port.

The receiving module is further configured to receive an optical cableinstallation complete indication message sent by the terminal device,where the optical cable installation complete indication message carriesthe first port identifier, the first user device information, and afirst optical cable identifier, and the first optical cable identifieris used to indicate a first optical cable corresponding to the firstuser device information.

The storage module is configured to store a correspondence between thefirst optical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the firstuser device information.

The first port information further includes a serial number of theoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located andan address of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located. The address of the optical splitter may be used by aconstruction engineer to find the first optical splitter port.

The first user device information may further include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry the first port information.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry fiber access terminal information sent by the terminal device.

Optionally, the fiber access terminal information includes a model and asplit ratio of an optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located, and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located.

Optionally, the processing module is further configured to identify anoptical splitter port, and the processing module identifies a use statusof each optical splitter port based on an actual use status of the port.

A use status identifier of an optical splitter port includes thefollowing four types: an “in use” identifier, where an optical splitterport corresponding to the identifier is connected to a user and anoptical cable, and the user is currently using an ONU service; an “idle”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier is not connected to a user or an optical cable, and the portis still available; a “to be removed” identifier, where an opticalsplitter port corresponding to the identifier is connected to an opticalcable of a user, but the user has unsubscribed to an ONU service, andthe optical cable of the user waits for being removed; and a “damaged”identifier, where an optical splitter port corresponding to theidentifier has been damaged and needs to be repaired subsequently.

Specifically, that the processing module is configured to allocate afirst optical splitter port based on the first user device informationspecifically includes:

searching, by the processing module, the first user device informationfor a plurality of fiber access terminals near the address of the firstuser device;

determining, by the processing module, a fiber access terminal that hasa shortest distance from the address of the first user device and thatincludes an idle optical splitter port, where the idle optical splitterport is an optical splitter port that has not been allocated to anotheruser; and

determining, by the processing module, an optical splitter port from theidle optical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.

Optionally, the network device further includes:

the processing module, further configured to allocate a second opticalsplitter port based on the first user device information, where thesecond optical splitter port is installed on the optical splitter;

the sending module, further configured to send a second serviceprovisioning response message to the terminal device, where the secondservice provisioning response message includes the first user deviceinformation and second port information, and the second port informationincludes a second port identifier used to indicate the allocated secondoptical splitter port; and

the receiving module, further configured to receive an error indicationmessage, where the error indication message indicates that the secondoptical splitter port is occupied by a second user, and the second useris in an active state.

Optionally, the network device further includes:

the processing module, further configured to allocate a third opticalsplitter port based on the first user device information, where thethird optical splitter port is installed on the optical splitter;

the sending module, further configured to send a third serviceprovisioning response message to the terminal device, where the thirdservice provisioning response message includes the first user deviceinformation and third port information, and the third port informationincludes a third port identifier used to indicate the allocated secondoptical splitter port; and

the receiving module, further configured to receive an error indicationmessage, where the error indication message indicates that the thirdoptical splitter port is in a fault state.

Optionally, the network device further includes:

the receiving module, further configured to receive a servicecancellation request message, sent by the terminal device, of the firstuser device, where the service cancellation request message includes thefirst user device information;

the processing module, further configured to find, based on thecorrespondence between the first optical cable identifier, the firstport identifier, and the first user device information, the firstoptical cable identifier and the first port identifier that correspondto the first user device;

the sending module, further configured to send a service cancellationresponse message to the terminal device, where the service cancellationresponse message is used to instruct to cancel an ONU service of thefirst user device, and the service cancellation response messageincludes the first optical cable identifier or the first portinformation;

the receiving module, further configured to receive a servicecancellation complete message sent by the terminal device, where theservice cancellation complete message is used to indicate that aconnection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected; and

the processing module, further configured to delete the correspondencebetween the first optical cable identifier, the first port information,and the first user device information.

A ninth embodiment provides a terminal device. As shown in FIG. 10, theterminal device includes: a receiving module, a sending module, and areading module.

The sending module is configured to send a service provisioning requestmessage including first user device information, where the first userdevice information includes an address of a first user device for whicha service needs to be provisioned.

The receiving module is configured to receive a first serviceprovisioning response message sent by a network device, where the firstservice provisioning response message includes the first user deviceinformation and first port information, and the first port informationincludes a first port identifier used to indicate a first opticalsplitter port.

The reading module is configured to obtain a first optical cableidentifier, where the first optical cable identifier corresponds to afirst optical cable corresponding to the first user device information.

The receiving module is further configured to receive a serviceprovisioning complete message, wherein the service provisioning completemessage indicates that an ONU service transmitted to the user through aconnection between the first optical cable and the first port has beenprovisioned.

The sending module is further configured to send an optical cableinstallation complete indication message to the network device, wherethe optical cable installation complete indication message carries thefirst port identifier, the first user device information, and the firstoptical cable identifier.

The first user device information may further include a user name, aservice type that is applied for, a network access account, a phonenumber, GIS coordinates, and an SN number of an ONU.

The first port information further includes a serial number of anoptical splitter in which the first optical splitter port is located andan address of the optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located. The address of the optical splitter may be used by aconstruction engineer to find the first optical splitter port.

The optical cable installation complete indication message may furthercarry fiber access terminal information.

Optionally, the reading module reads the fiber access terminalinformation stored in a fiber access terminal label on the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located, and sendsthe information to the network device, where the fiber access terminalinformation is stored in the fiber access terminal label.

Specifically, the fiber access terminal has the fiber access terminallabel, and the fiber access terminal label includes a barcode, atwo-dimensional code, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radiofrequency identification) label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication,near field communication) label.

Optionally, the fiber access terminal information includes a model and asplit ratio of an optical splitter in which the first optical splitterport is located, and a vendor and GIS coordinates of the fiber accessterminal in which the first optical splitter port is located.

Specifically, that the reading module is configured to obtain a firstoptical cable identifier specifically includes:

reading, by the reading module, a first label on the first optical cableto obtain the first optical cable identifier, where the first opticalcable identifier is stored in the first label.

The reading module may be a camera of the terminal device, an RFIDreader, or an NFC reader. The reading module may read a barcode, atwo-dimensional code, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radiofrequency identification) label, and an NFC (Near Field Communication,near field communication) label.

Optionally, the terminal device further includes:

the receiving module, further configured to receive a second serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thesecond service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and second port information, and the second portinformation includes a second port identifier used to indicate a secondoptical splitter port;

the reading module, further configured to read a second label on asecond optical cable to obtain a second optical cable identifier, wherethe second optical cable identifier is used to indicate the secondoptical cable connected to the second optical splitter port; and

the sending module, further configured to send an error indicationmessage to the network device, where the error indication messagecarries the second optical cable identifier, and the error indicationmessage is used to indicate that the second optical splitter port isoccupied by the second optical cable.

Optionally, the terminal device further includes a processing module.

The receiving module is further configured to receive a third serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, where thethird service provisioning response message includes the first userdevice information and third port information, and the third portinformation includes a third port identifier used to indicate a thirdoptical splitter port.

The processing module is further configured to generate an errorindication message of the third optical splitter port.

The sending module is further configured to send the error indicationmessage to the network device, where the error indication messageindicates that the third optical splitter port is in a fault state.

The error indication message may carry fault type information.

The fault type information may include physical damage indicationinformation and line damage indication information.

Optionally, the terminal device further includes:

the sending module, further configured to send a service cancellationrequest message of the first user device to the network device, wherethe service cancellation request message includes the first user deviceinformation;

the receiving module, further configured to receive a servicecancellation response message sent by the network device, where theservice cancellation response message is used to instruct to cancel anONU service of the first user device, and the service cancellationresponse message includes the first optical cable identifier or thefirst port information; and

the sending module, further configured to send a service cancellationcomplete message to the network device, where the service cancellationcomplete message is used to indicate that a connection between the firstoptical cable and the first optical splitter port is disconnected.

The service cancellation complete message is used to indicate that theconnection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected. It should be noted that the disconnectionherein indicates that the ONU service between the optical cable and theoptical splitter port is interrupted, and does not indicate a physicaldisconnection.

An embodiment further provides a computer-readable storage medium. Thecomputer-readable medium stores a computer program instruction. When thecomputer program instruction is executed by a computer, the method inany one of the foregoing embodiments is implemented.

An embodiment further provides a computer program product. When thecomputer program product is executed by a computer, the method in anyone of the foregoing embodiments is implemented.

An embodiment further provides a system chip. The system chip includes aprocessing unit and a communications unit. The processing unit may be,for example, a processor. The communications unit may be, for example,an input/output interface, a pin, a circuit, or the like. The processingunit may execute a computer instruction, so that a chip in thecommunications apparatus performs the method provided in any one of theforegoing embodiments.

The embodiments provide the method and the apparatus for establishing anoptical cable connection. An optical cable connected to a user isidentified, an optical splitter port connected to the optical cable isidentified, and a connection relationship between the user, the opticalcable of the user, and the optical splitter port is accurately storedand updated. This resolves the problems that recorded information isincorrect, a port resource is wasted, information is not updated intime, and an optical cable connection is incorrect because uploadedinformation related to the optical cable connection is manually recordedby using the existing optical fiber connection allocation technology,thereby greatly reducing an optical cable connection error rate,facilitating service provisioning for a user, saving optical fiberresources, and saving costs of regularly arranging ODN resourceinformation.

One or more of the foregoing modules or units may be implemented bysoftware, hardware, or a combination thereof When any one of theforegoing modules or units is implemented by using software, thesoftware exists in a form of a computer program instruction, and isstored in a memory. The processor may be configured to execute theprogram instruction and implement the foregoing method procedure. Theprocessor may include but is not limited to at least one of thefollowing: a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), amicroprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a microcontroller(microcontroller unit, MCU), or an artificial intelligence processor, orvarious computing devices running software. Each computing device mayinclude one or more cores used to execute a software instruction toperform an operation or processing. The processor may be built in a SoC(a system on chip) or an application-specific integrated circuit(application specific integrated circuit, ASIC), or may be anindependent semiconductor chip. In addition to a core that is configuredto execute a software instruction to perform an operation or processing,the processor may further include a necessary hardware accelerator, suchas a field programmable gate array (field programmable gate array,FPGA), a PLD (programmable logic device), or a logic circuit thatimplements a dedicated logic operation.

When the foregoing modules or units are implemented by using hardware,the hardware may be any one or any combination of a CPU, amicroprocessor, a DSP, an MCU, an artificial intelligence processor, anASIC, an SoC, an FPGA, a PLD, a dedicated digital circuit, a hardwareaccelerator, or a non-integrated discrete device, and the hardware canrun necessary software or does not depend on software to perform theabove method procedures.

Although this application is described with reference to specificfeatures and the embodiments thereof, it is clearly that variousmodifications and combinations may be made to them without departingfrom the spirit and scope of this application. Correspondingly, thespecification and accompanying drawings are merely example descriptionof this application defined by the accompanying claims, and isconsidered as any of or all modifications, variations, combinations orequivalents that cover the scope of this application. It is clearly thata person skilled in the art can make various modifications andvariations to this application without departing from the spirit andscope of this application. This application is intended to cover thesemodifications and variations of this application provided that they fallwithin the scope of protection defined by the following claims and theirequivalent technologies.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for establishing an optical cableconnection, comprising: receiving, by a network device from a terminaldevice, a service provisioning request message comprising first userdevice information, wherein the first user device information comprisesan address of a first user device for which a service needs to beprovisioned; allocating, by the network device, a first optical splitterport based on the first user device information; sending, by the networkdevice, a first service provisioning response message to the terminaldevice, wherein the first service provisioning response messagecomprises the first user device information and first port information,and the first port information comprises a first port identifier thatidentifies the allocated first optical splitter port; receiving, by thenetwork device, an optical cable installation complete indicationmessage sent by the terminal device, wherein the optical cableinstallation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and a first optical cableidentifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used to indicate afirst optical cable corresponding to the first user device information;and storing, by the network device, a correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port identifier, and the first userdevice information.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein beforethe allocating, by the network device, a first optical splitter portbased on the first user device information, the method furthercomprises: allocating, by the network device, a second optical splitterport based on the first user device information; sending, by the networkdevice, a second service provisioning response message to the terminaldevice, wherein the second service provisioning response messagecomprises the first user device information and second port information,and the second port information comprises a second port identifier usedto indicate the allocated second optical splitter port; and receiving,by the network device, an error indication message, wherein the errorindication message indicates that the second optical splitter port isoccupied by a second user, and the second user is in an active state. 3.The method according to claim 1, wherein before the allocating, by thenetwork device, a first optical splitter port based on the first userdevice information, the method further comprises: allocating, by thenetwork device, a third optical splitter port based on the first userdevice information; sending, by the network device, a third serviceprovisioning response message to the terminal device, wherein the thirdservice provisioning response message comprises the first user deviceinformation and third port information, and the third port informationcomprises a third port identifier used to indicate the allocated thirdoptical splitter port; and receiving, by the network device, the errorindication message, wherein the error indication message indicates thatthe third optical splitter port is in a fault state.
 4. The methodaccording to any one of claim 1, wherein the allocating, by the networkdevice, a first optical splitter port based on the first user deviceinformation comprises: searching, by the network device, the first userdevice information for a plurality of fiber access terminals near theaddress of the first user device; determining, by the network device, afiber access terminal that has a shortest distance from the address ofthe first user device and that comprises at least one idle opticalsplitter port, wherein the idle optical splitter port is an opticalsplitter port that has not been allocated to another user; anddetermining, by the network device, an optical splitter port from the atleast one idle optical splitter port as the first optical splitter port.5. The method according to any one of claim 1, wherein the first portinformation further comprises an address of the optical splitter inwhich the first optical splitter port is located.
 6. The methodaccording to any one of claim 1, wherein after the storing, by thenetwork device, a correspondence between the first optical cableidentifier, the first port identifier, and the first user deviceinformation, the method further comprises: identifying, by the networkdevice, the first optical splitter port as an “in use” state.
 7. Themethod according to claim 1, wherein after the storing, by the networkdevice, a correspondence between the first optical cable identifier, thefirst port identifier, and the first user device information, the methodfurther comprises: receiving, by the network device, a servicecancellation request message of the first user device, wherein theservice cancellation request message comprises the first user deviceinformation; finding, by the network device based on the correspondencebetween the first optical cable identifier, the first port identifier,and the first user device information, the first optical cableidentifier and the first port identifier that correspond to the firstuser device; sending, by the network device, a service cancellationresponse message to the terminal device, wherein the servicecancellation response message is used to instruct to cancel an opticalnetwork unit ONU service of the first user device, and the servicecancellation response message comprises the first optical cableidentifier and the first port identifier; receiving, by the networkdevice, a service cancellation complete message sent by the terminaldevice, wherein the service cancellation complete message indicates thata connection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected; and deleting, by the network device, thecorrespondence between the first optical cable identifier, the firstport identifier, and the first user device information.
 8. The methodaccording to claim 7, wherein after the deleting, by the network device,the correspondence between the first optical cable identifier, the firstport identifier, and the first user device information, the methodfurther comprises: identifying, by the network device, the first opticalsplitter port as an “idle” state.
 9. The method according to any one ofclaim 1, wherein the first user device information further comprises oneor more of a name of the first user device, a service type that thefirst user device applies for, a network access account of the firstuser device, a phone number of the first user device, geographicinformation system GIS coordinates of the first user device, and aserial number SN of an ONU that corresponds to the first user device.10. A method for establishing an optical cable connection, comprising:sending, by a terminal device, a service provisioning request messagecomprising first user device information to a network device, whereinthe first user device information comprises an address of a first userdevice for which a service needs to be provisioned; receiving, by theterminal device, a first service provisioning response message from thenetwork device, wherein the first service provisioning response messagecomprises the first user device information and first port information,and the first port information comprises a first port identifier used toindicate a first optical splitter port; obtaining, by the terminaldevice, a first optical cable identifier, wherein the first opticalcable identifier is used to indicate a first optical cable correspondingto the first user device information; receiving, by the terminal device,a service provisioning complete message, wherein the serviceprovisioning complete message indicates that an optical network unit ONUservice transmitted to the first user device through a connectionbetween the first optical cable and the first optical splitter port hasbeen provisioned; and sending, by the terminal device, an optical cableinstallation complete indication message to the network device, whereinthe optical cable installation complete indication message carries thefirst port identifier, the first user device information, and the firstoptical cable identifier.
 11. The method according to claim 10, whereinthe obtaining, by the terminal device, a first optical cable identifierspecifically comprises: reading, by the terminal device, a first labelon the first optical cable to obtain the first optical cable identifier,wherein the first optical cable identifier is stored in the first label.12. The method according to claim 10, wherein before the receiving, bythe terminal device, a first service provisioning response message fromthe network device, the method further comprises: receiving, by theterminal device, a second service provisioning response message sent bythe network device, wherein the second service provisioning responsemessage comprises the first user device information and second portinformation, and the second port information comprises a second portidentifier used to indicate a second optical splitter port; reading, bythe terminal device, a second label on a second optical cable to obtaina second optical cable identifier, wherein the second optical cableidentifier is used to indicate the second optical cable connected to thesecond optical splitter port; and sending, by the terminal device, anerror indication message to the network device, wherein the errorindication message carries the second optical cable identifier, and theerror indication message is used to indicate that the second opticalsplitter port is occupied by the second optical cable.
 13. The methodaccording to claim 10, wherein before the receiving, by the terminaldevice, a first service provisioning response message from the networkdevice, the method further comprises: receiving, by the terminal device,a third service provisioning response message sent by the networkdevice, wherein the third service provisioning response messagecomprises the first user device information and third port information,and the third port information comprises a third port identifier used toindicate a third optical splitter port; generating, by the terminaldevice, an error indication message of the third optical splitter port;and sending, by the terminal device, the error indication message to thenetwork device, wherein the error indication message indicates that thethird optical splitter port is in a fault state.
 14. The methodaccording to any one of claim 10, wherein after the sending, by theterminal device, an optical cable installation complete indicationmessage to the network device, the method further comprises: sending, bythe terminal device, a service cancellation request message of the firstuser device to the network device, wherein the service cancellationrequest message comprises the first user device information; receiving,by the terminal device, a service cancellation response message sent bythe network device; canceling ONU service of the first user devices inresponse to the service cancellation response message, wherein theservice cancellation response message comprises the first optical cableidentifier and the first port identifier; and sending, by the terminaldevice, a service cancellation complete message to the network device,wherein the service cancellation complete message is used to indicatethat a connection between the first optical cable and the first opticalsplitter port is disconnected.
 15. A network device, comprising aprocessor, and a memory, wherein the network device is configured toreceive a service provisioning request message comprising first userdevice information, wherein the first user device information comprisesan address of a first user device for which a service needs to beprovisioned; the processor is configured execute computer instructionsstored in memory to allocate a first optical splitter port based on thefirst user device information; the network device is configured to senda first service provisioning response message to the terminal device,wherein the first service provisioning response message comprises thefirst user device information and the first port information, and thefirst port information comprises a first port identifier used toindicate the allocated first optical splitter port; the network deviceis further configured to receive an optical cable installation completeindication message sent by the terminal device, wherein the opticalcable installation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and a first optical cableidentifier, and the first optical cable identifier is used to indicate afirst optical cable corresponding to the first user device information;and wherein the processor executes instructions to stores in memory acorrespondence between the first optical cable identifier, the firstport identifier, and the first user device information.
 16. The networkdevice according to claim 15, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured to allocate a second optical splitter port based on the firstuser device information; the network device is further configured tosend a second service provisioning response message to the terminaldevice, wherein the second service provisioning response messagecomprises the first user device information and second port information,and the second port information comprises a second port identifier usedto indicate the allocated second optical splitter port; and the networkdevice is further configured to receive an error indication message,wherein the error indication message indicates that the second opticalsplitter port is occupied by a second user, and the second user is in anactive state.
 17. The network device according to claim 15, wherein theprocessor is further configured to allocate a third optical splitterport based on the first user device information; the network device isfurther configured to send a third service provisioning response messageto the terminal device, wherein the third service provisioning responsemessage comprises the first user device information and third portinformation, and the third port information comprises a third portidentifier used to indicate the allocated second optical splitter port;and the network device is further configured to receive an errorindication message, wherein the error indication message indicates thatthe third optical splitter port is in a fault state.
 18. The networkdevice according to any one of claim 15, wherein the receiver is furtherconfigured to receive a service cancellation request message of thefirst user device sent by the terminal device, wherein the servicecancellation request message comprises the first user deviceinformation; the processor is further configured to find, based on thecorrespondence between the first optical cable identifier, the firstport identifier, and the first user device information, the firstoptical cable identifier and the first port identifier that correspondto the first user device; the network device is further configured tosend a service cancellation response message to the terminal device,wherein the service cancellation response message is used to instruct tocancel an ONU service of the first user device, and the servicecancellation response message comprises the first optical cableidentifier or the first port information; the network device is furtherconfigured to receive a service cancellation complete message sent bythe terminal device, wherein the service cancellation complete messageis used to indicate that a connection between the first optical cableand the first optical splitter port is disconnected; and the processoris further configured to delete the correspondence between the firstoptical cable identifier, the first port information, and the first userdevice information.
 19. A terminal device, wherein the terminal deviceis configured to send a service provisioning request message comprisingfirst user device information, wherein the first user device informationcomprises an address of a first user device for which a service needs tobe provisioned; the terminal device is configured to receive a serviceprovisioning response message sent by the network device, wherein theservice provisioning response message comprises the first user deviceinformation and first port information, and the first port informationcomprises a first port identifier used to indicate a first opticalsplitter port; the terminal device is configured to obtain a firstoptical cable identifier, wherein the first optical cable identifiercorresponds to a first optical cable corresponding to the first userdevice information; the terminal device is further configured to receivea service provisioning complete message, wherein the serviceprovisioning complete message indicates that an ONU service transmittedto the first user device through a connection between the first opticalcable and the first port has been provisioned; and the terminal deviceis further configured to send an optical cable installation completeindication message to the network device, wherein the optical cableinstallation complete indication message carries the first portidentifier, the first user device information, and the first opticalcable identifier.
 20. The terminal device according to claim 19, whereinthat the terminal device obtains a first optical cable identifierspecifically comprises: reading a first label on the first optical cableto obtain the first optical cable identifier, wherein the first opticalcable identifier is stored in the first label.